PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Philadelphia Police officers had to break up another large crowd of teenagers Friday. This time it happened near the stadiums in South Philly, where an Easter carnival was taking place on Packer Avenue.
Our partners at NBC10 tell us hundreds of teens were in the streets around 7:30 p.m., blocking cars and getting into fights.
At least one person was arrested. Police say it was a 14-year-old girl who was taken into custody for disorderly conduct, possessing an instrument of crime and recklessly endangering another person. Police confronted the groups and the crowd was dispersed within two hours. As of now, there are no reports of injuries or property damage. How and why it was organized is not yet known.
This comes just two days after about 400 teenagers flooded the area of the Fashion District at 10th Street, City Hall and Dilworth Park, causing disturbances.
Some of the teens climbed traffic light poles and others threw rocks at the police officers who responded to the scene. One police officer was injured and four people were arrested.
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